The Yard Next Door!

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Sidles in Jacksonville and see their FFL Gold (Florida Friendly Landscape) 2-year-old installation. This picture really doesn’t do the landscape justice. I could not believe how beautiful everything looked and how the perennial peanut looked with lush green leaves and the happiest yellow-orange little flowers! This is the yard I would love to have as my own or next door! It’s hard to believe the HOA has filed a lawsuit for the strip between the sidewalk and the street.

Marsh Sound HOA approved landscaping

About 6 lots down, on the same road, is this yard which has been like this for years and is obviously approved by the Marsh Sound HOA. I’ve walked my dog down this street and almost fallen after sliding on the rocks that sit in the curb and fall over on the sidewalk. This is not a yard I would want nor is it one I would like to see next door, yet it was approved!

Marsh Sound HOA Approved FFL Yard

Now here is another FFL yard in Marsh Sound that is in a cul de sac. This yard was installed a couple years prior to the Sidles’ installation and was allowed by the HOA. It is a FFL certified yard but not Gold certified which was required of the Sidles. Note the “common” area next to the street…landscaped with shrubs, not St. Augustine grass! No lawsuit against these homeowners…makes you wonder why a lawsuit against the Sidles.

I would like to ask any of you who have not signed the petition to the Marsh Sound HOA to please sign. Basically it says the HOA should drop the lawsuit against the Sidles and quit wasting the homeowners’ HOA fees on attorneys. Thank you to all those who have signed – we still need more signatures (wherever you live). Click here to go directly to the petition or click on the petition to the right of this article. Post it to your FB page or send this article to your friends. Grass Roots efforts have had an impact for many causes and this petition could help not only the Sidles but other HOAs in opening their eyes to allow drought-tolerant yards!

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Licensed in Real Estate since 1985, Jeannette, Broker/Owner of Green Florida Properties sets herself apart with extensive education in energy-efficient and sustainable building practices. As Northeast Florida's first NAR (National Association of Realtors) Green Real Estate Professional and certified EcoBroker Jeannette pioneered the greening of St. Augustine and St. Johns County MLS. Adding green data fields to the multiple listing service benefits anyone seeking to buy or sell a home with energy-efficient and sustainable features. Jeannette is currently one of four NAR and FR (Florida Realtors) GREEN Instructors in Florida teaching the GREEN Designation course.
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3 thoughts on “The Yard Next Door!”

The homeowners and their attorney have a hearing scheduled in the first week of June, so at this point there is nothing new. Once a lawsuit is filed the majority of information becomes confidential so updates are few and far between.